Isaiah 16:1

1 Send lambs as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela, across the desert, to the mount of Daughter Zion.

Isaiah 16:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
ESV
1 Send the lamb to the ruler of the land, from Sela, by way of the desert, to the mount of the daughter of Zion.
NLT
1 Send lambs from Sela as tribute to the ruler of the land. Send them through the desert to the mountain of beautiful Zion.
MSG
1 "Dispatch a gift of lambs," says Moab, "to the leaders in Jerusalem - Lambs from Sela sent across the desert to buy the goodwill of Jerusalem.
CSB
1 Send lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mountain of Daughter Zion.

Isaiah 16:1 In-Context

1 Send lambs as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela, across the desert, to the mount of Daughter Zion.
2 Like fluttering birds pushed from the nest, so are the women of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.
3 “Make up your mind,” Moab says. “Render a decision. Make your shadow like night— at high noon. Hide the fugitives, do not betray the refugees.
4 Let the Moabite fugitives stay with you; be their shelter from the destroyer.” The oppressor will come to an end, and destruction will cease; the aggressor will vanish from the land.
5 In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it— one from the house of David— one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.

Cross References 4

  • 1. S 2 Kings 3:4
  • 2. S 2 Chronicles 32:23
  • 3. S Judges 1:36; Ob 3 "fn"; 2 Kings 14:7
  • 4. S Isaiah 10:32
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